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legging

legging

20 1.8
A tight piece of clothing that covers the leg for exercise, comfort, or fashion
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛɡɪŋ/
translation icon : malla
  • She went for a jog wearing her favorite black leggings for comfort.

Before I go, these Trinity leggings are the bomb.

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Examples

  • These will make good leggings for you.

    Shoot Out (1971)

  • Before I go, these Trinity leggings are the bomb.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • Wish I could wear clothes other than leggings soon, very soon.

  • So I changed into leggings and a sports bra.

  • For professional wear, women always prefer skirts and leggings that suit them and their work environment.

    Blog text (12)

  • I am somebody who only wears leggings and tights.

    Zoella

  • Her costume consists of green leggings and a tunic of deep blue velvet.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • These are the chameleon mermaid leggings by Black Milk.

  • I can fold my all my jeans, my leggings, my high waisted shorts.

  • Thanks for the leggings.

    Last Chance Charlene (2022)

Synonyms

leg covering
vslegging
1.8

A piece of clothing that covers the lower leg from the knee to the ankle

is tight and stretchy and meant for comfort exercise or fashion

How Tight

tights
1 1.0
legging
20 1.8
jeans
407 1.0
trousers
110 1.0

Surface Forms

legging singular
leggings plural

Morphology

legging = leg (transparent) = leg + ing

The garment is directly named for the leg that it covers, and the -ing form is a regular noun-forming pattern here.

Etymology

The word legging comes from the simple word leg plus the ending -ing, so it literally means 'something for the leg'. Long ago a single legging could be a protective or warm cover for one leg, like the leather piece a knight wore, and that idea explains why legging now means a tight garment that covers the leg.